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A joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament may be convened to consider a bill which was passed by one House and kept pending by the other for
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- four months
- six months
- one year
- two years
Correct Option: B
India, if a bill has been rejected by the upper house (Rajya Sabha) of the parliament and more than six months have lapsed, the President may summon a joint session for passing the bill. Until now, only three bills namely the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, the Banking Service Commission Repeal Bill, 1978 and the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 have been passed at joint sessions.
